Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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multiple files not placing correctly when placing multi-page pdf into frames
I found this error posted as a bug; since that post was from 2022 with a version of inDesign well past I'm making a new post.
Adobe InDesign version 21.4.1
I need to impose several 2 sided cards for printing.
File>Place... Select multiple pdfs - Open
Place PDF - Choose All under Pages - Repeat for all placed items (doing 4 in my example)OK so in recording for this post I figured out that if I place on to blank pages, this didn't happen -- all pages of all 4 pdfs placed for 8 total. If I do my usual habit of placing the crop marks and a frame on a parent page, then place my multiple pdfs into frames on the main pages so I can step and repeat them all, it SKIPS EVERY OTHER PDF. :( Placing into an empty frame ensured correct placement and saved me a step.
The unplaced pdf files show up in the links menu but are otherwise in an inaccessible limbo.
I found this error posted as a bug; since that post was from 2022 with a version of inDesign well past I'm making a new post.
Adobe InDesign version 21.4.1
I need to impose several 2 sided cards for printing.
File>Place... Select multiple pdfs - Open
Place PDF - Choose All under Pages - Repeat for all placed items (doing 4 in my example)OK so in recording for this post I figured out that if I place on to blank pages, this didn't happen -- all pages of all 4 pdfs placed for 8 total. If I do my…
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InDesign illogically selects guideline instead of a line drawn on it
We use the line tool to draw change bars along a guideline in page margins. I just needed to copy one, but found that InDesign was selecting the guideline instead of the line drawn on it, which I was clicking on.
Nothing was locked, and nothing was on separate layers, etc.
Please fix this defect.
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Display glitch when multiple files open
This has been most noticeable when we have multiple files open simultaneously. We work in a two-screen setup, so each of my team members will have the main INDD window on one screen and a reference INDD file on the second screen. As you're working in the main file, it will glitch at a diagonal to where most of your document is not visible. (see screenshot). This has been happening constantly for at least a month, if not longer. Version 21.4.1
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2 votes
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Epub Export Via InDesign Images are Left Instead of Center Aligned
Since installing 21.4.1 a week ago, reproducible Indesign export to reflowable ePub:
all images align LEFT despite export settings align center and object export custom align center.
I rolled back to 21.4, same result.
Rolled back to 21.3, issue resolved.
It's a bug.2 votes -
Color Picker eyedropper freezes UI — invisible modal dialog blocks all interaction and saving
Version:
Adobe InDesign 21.4.1 / 2026 — macOS Tahoe 26.5.1, Apple Silicon M1 MaxSteps to reproduce:
Select an object with a fill color.
Double-click the Fill color swatch in the Tools panel to open the Color Picker dialog.
Try to sample a color from the document using the eyedropper inside the Color Picker.
Nothing happens (the eyedropper does not pick up any color).
Close the Color Picker dialog.Expected result:
The eyedropper samples the color under the cursor and applies it. After closing the dialog, the UI is fully responsive again.Actual result:
After closing the Color Picker, InDesign becomes unresponsive to all commands. Some UI elements are clickable but no action executes — menu items are greyed out or only trigger a warning beep. Menu commands (Save, Window > Arrange, etc.) do not respond. Attempting to quit triggers the warning "Die Anforderung kann nicht bearbeitet werden, da ein modales Dialogfeld oder eine modale Warnmeldung aktiv ist." ("The request cannot be processed because a modal dialog or modal alert is active."), but no such dialog is visible anywhere on screen or on any connected display. It appears an invisible modal dialog remains active and locks the whole application, blocking even saving.
Workaround found: The document tabs remain clickable — clicking the tab's close (×) triggers the normal "save changes?" prompt, which allows saving the file before force-quitting. Without this, all unsaved progress would be lost.
- Attachment: Screenshot of the modal warning attached.
Version:
Adobe InDesign 21.4.1 / 2026 — macOS Tahoe 26.5.1, Apple Silicon M1 MaxSteps to reproduce:
Select an object with a fill color.
Double-click the Fill color swatch in the Tools panel to open the Color Picker dialog.
Try to sample a color from the document using the eyedropper inside the Color Picker.
Nothing happens (the eyedropper does not pick up any color).
Close the Color Picker dialog.Expected result:
The eyedropper samples the color under the cursor and applies it. After closing the dialog, the UI is fully responsive again.Actual result:
After closing the Color Picker, InDesign…
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INDESIGN 21.4 CRASH
-When I change the image, the spinning wheel appears instead of the arrow cursor.
-During use, the program stops working, freezes completely, and I can't even close the window; I can only close the program via Task Manager.
-Sometimes it doesn't write text; I can select and delete, but it doesn't write.I have also worked with larger files in the past with previous versions of InDesign without any problems.
It's impossibile to work!
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Taking much time to load, i have to wait until loading completes.
I have been using InDesign since 3 years and have handled a lot more heavy files. From 2 days, i have been facing a problem that after placing the subject in frame box, the InDesign starts loading and till the time checking not completed i am unable to do anything else. This is more frustrating because the file is not too heavy.
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2 votes
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In the "Share for editing": Track changes feature required
Since many people are going to work on the "Share for editing" feature, there needs to be a log of what changes are made on the cloud so that the designed within INdesign is aware of it once the changes are synced
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Justification Alternates (jalt) ignored by the HarfBuzz World-Ready shaping workflow
In the recent InDesign versions Adobe has introduced HarfBuzz as the default text shaping engine but the Justification alternates feature is now not working in OpenType fonts at all, we have confirmed it by testing with several Arabic fonts. For Adobe legacy text rendering engine this feature still works seamlessly but not for Harfbuzz
It has disturbed all the Arabic users past documents.I have attached a test Arabic document with Adobe Naskh font, as this font has justification alternates feature.
Apply the World-Ready Paragraph Composer.
Justify the Arabic paragraph.
In Arabic Enabled InDesign set the Insert Kashidas to: None (image attached)
Enable Justification Alternates. (image attached)Compare the broken result under HarfBuzz with the correct result under Legacy Text Shaping.
In the recent InDesign versions Adobe has introduced HarfBuzz as the default text shaping engine but the Justification alternates feature is now not working in OpenType fonts at all, we have confirmed it by testing with several Arabic fonts. For Adobe legacy text rendering engine this feature still works seamlessly but not for Harfbuzz
It has disturbed all the Arabic users past documents.I have attached a test Arabic document with Adobe Naskh font, as this font has justification alternates feature.
Apply the World-Ready Paragraph Composer.
Justify the Arabic paragraph.
In Arabic Enabled InDesign set the Insert Kashidas to: None…2 votes -
Screen does not refresh in all cases
Every now and then, InDesign shows things in a previous state, which is very confusing.
E..g. when adding a page break, the break is added, but the text remains, until the document is scrolled. The screen does not seem to refresh after this action.I am on a Mac Studio M3 Ultra, InDesign 21.4
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Cursore cambia in clessidra
Versone 21.4 x 64
Il cursore si trasforma in clessidra e resta così per tutto il tempo rendendo impossibile comprendere ad esempio i punti di input del testo.
Ho provato ad installare nuovamente il software ma il problema è sempre lì.
Credo anche che sia correlato alla presenza di immagini nel documento poichè mi pare che a volte inizi da quando si inseriscono immagini.Per favore aiuto perché non si riesce a lavorare così.
Grazie
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InDesign v21.4 crashing every 5 minutes
Since my update to v21.4 today, InDesign 2026 has been crashing on me every 5 minutes - once was under a minute of opening, while I was reading about a missing font.
I want to roll back to previous version2 votesPlease submit the crash report to us. (Guidelines to submit a crash are available at (https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/submit-crash-reports.html )
Also, please send the following information to sharewithID@adobe.com :
- Reproducible Steps – What were you doing when InDesign crashed?
- Video recording of the crash
- Is(Are) the issue related to a specific document(s)/asset(s)? If yes, could you provide the document(s)/asset(s) to us? Please package the entire document (To package the document, choose File → Package…)
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Indesign: In the "Align" window, Distribute Spacing disappears
Indesign: In the "Align" window, Distribute Spacing disappears
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shift + arrow not working
Adobe Indesign version 21.3 x64
Suddenly my shift + arrow movement is not working. the normal arrow movement is still working but I want to increase the increment without going into the settings because I use both the small single pixel movement and the larger one I used to get out o the shift key. Please help2 votes -
file name in save dialog disappears, space bar deletes the text
Typing in the file name dialog box makes the text disappear or the field will be blank to start with (not retaining the original name), see screen recording
MacBook Pro M1
26.4.1
InDesign 21.32 votes -
Rolling cursor in InDesign
I completely get how incredibly irritating that is, especially when you have a strict deadline to hit and the software is just stuck spinning. The constant rolling cursor in InDesign is usually caused by the program getting trapped in a loop, trying to calculate or locate something in the background over and over again.
Here are the fastest ways to force InDesign to stop lagging so you can
finish and submit your work:2 votes -
Flex Layout is unusable
Flex Layout feature is unusable. Not once did it work like intended. Just as an example. I just tried it again with 40 images that were dropped arranged in a grid with the intent of just standardizing the gutters quickly. But it just scrambled the order randomly. It is mind bugling. This should be feature number one. Figma Auto Layout is way better.
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PDF export freezing on 99%
Continual problems with PDF exports freezing on 99% and not completing. InDesign is getting worse and worse. Unreliable, unstable, just garbage.
2 votes
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